A classic function of feminist scholarship or grant, Ain’t I a female has turned into a must-read for all people interested in the nature of dark womanhood. Analyzing the effect of sexism on black ladies during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black man sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman’s participation with feminism, Hooks efforts to go us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing lacking groundbreaking, giving this book a crucial place on every feminist scholar’s bookshelf.